That might change now he is working under a manager who was nicknamed Magic as a player and performed in the same manner as the tricky Nigerian ace.

Allan Johnston’s arrival at Kilmarnock in the summer might be the best thing that has happened to the midfielder. Ibrahim, 22, played one game for Sporting Lisbon, two for PSV Eindhoven and one for Celtic before pitching up at Rugby Park in January.

He played only three games under Kenny Shiels – but Johnston’s arrival has seen Ibrahim identified as the team’s playmaker and the new manager believes Killie fans are only just starting to realise they’ve unearthed a gem.

Johnston said: “When I arrived I didn’t know much about him but I saw his skill straight away.

“He’s been brilliant, really creative. Some of his skill is unbelievable to watch.

“We’re just trying to work on his end product and add goals to his game. He’s started to put some crosses into the box and he’s always trying to look for that forward pass in behind that strikers love.

“When you have people of his quality supplying crosses and passes, the players up front will score goals.

“I took him off last week when we went down to 10 men. He played terrifically but it doesn’t help when you’re a man down.

“He is just getting his fitness as he’s not played a lot of football for a while – he’s just now getting used to being a first-team regular rather than a sub. He’s getting stronger and stronger. He has a great opportunity to do well here. He’s done so the last couple of weeks and has to make sure he continues that way.”

Ibrahim won’t be supplying the bullets for the only player to have scored in the league for Killie tomorrow.